Insignia, Volume 1"Insignia expertly combines humor with a disarming and highly realistic view of the future. The characters are real, funny, and memorable. You won't be able to put this book down."—Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divergent and Insurgent The earth is in the middle of WWIII in Insignia, the first entry in S. J. Kincaid's fast-paced sci-fi adventure trilogy perfect for fans of Ender's Game. The planet's natural resources are almost gone, and war is being fought to control the assets of the solar system. The enemy is winning. The salvation may be Tom Raines. Tom doesn't seem like a hero. He's a short fourteen-year-old with bad skin. But he has the virtual-reality gaming skills that make him a phenom behind the controls of the battle drones. As a new member of the Intrasolar Forces, Tom's life completely changes. Suddenly, he's someone important. He has new opportunities, friends, and a shot at having a girlfriend. But there's a price to pay. . . . |
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... fighting across the solar system . They created programs that determined the actions of those machines . Logical actions . The Russo - Chinese alliance adopted the same strategy , so combat became very predictable . The outcome was ...
... fighting a war for this country , Tom . " A wave of Neil's hand sent orange juice sloshing over the rim of his glass ... fight between members of the Coalition to see who will become the richest CEO in the solar system ! " Tom had heard ...
... never see any real action . A shame , because I was a combat guy myself in the day , and we did more than fight . Helped Interpol track down criminals, overthrew corrupt regimes, even distributed humanitarian aid.” Chapter Three.
... fight in the region. Believe it or not, when I was a young officer, violence wasn't a small- scale, isolated matter. There were always several wars going on somewhere in the world, with guns and bombs and insurgencies and everything you ...
... fight machines . You've got quick synapses yourself . But your brain isn't machine fast . Not yet . Those kids in there ? Their brains are . " Tom understood the zombielike stillness of those kids : the computers were inside their heads ...